🏌🏻Rory Wins A Record 4th

Good morning! Rory McIlroy won his second consectuive PGA Tour title at Wells Fargo and is in great form heading into the PGA Championship.

Check out the equipment he used and the complete prize money breakdown from the tournament.

Switching over to the LPGA, it was not meant to be for Nelly Korda as her historic streak came to an unceremonious end with Rose Zhang clinching a thrilling win at the Cognizant Founders Cup - here’s the equipment Zhang used and the prize money she bagged.

Fun Fact: Rory McIlroy has the most final rounds of 65 or lower to win on PGA Tour since 2010 - 7.

⛳️ This Day In History: On this date, in 1962, Mickey Wright won the LPGA Western Open on Montgomery Country Club after a four-hole playoff with Mary Lena Faulk.

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Rory Wins A Record 4th Wells Fargo Title

Rory McIlroy won the Wells Fargo Championship for a record fourth time with another dominating performance at Quail Hollow, easily overcoming a two-stroke deficit to beat Xander Schauffele by five shots.

No other player has won the event more than twice.

💰 Big Bucks: The 2024 Wells Fargo Championship was a signature event on the Tour schedule, with a $20 million purse and $3.6 million to the winner. That haul takes McIlroy’s Wells Fargo career total to $9,463,076.

With $86.6 million in official career Tour earnings, McIlroy is now $10 million from surpassing Phil Mickelson for second on the all-time list. Tiger Woods is first with $121 million.

⏳ Good Omen? In 2014, McIlroy arrived for the PGA Championship at Val Halla following back-to-back victories. This week, he'll return in the same form.

Back then, he won the Open Championship and WGC Bridgestone before winning the PGA Championship and this year he's headed to Val Halla after winning the Zurich Classic and the Wells Fargo Championship.

Will history repeat itself?

🏆 Grand Ceremony: McIlroy received the Wells Fargo Championship trophy via helicopter as part of a ceremony to honor fallen police officers from a local shooting earlier this month.

The special moment neatly complemented McIlroy’s special performance, with the tournament also announcing a $125,000 donation to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation in memory of the fallen officers.

Click here to watch Round 4 Highlights.

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Zhang Ends Korda's Historic Run

Rose Zhang birdied four of the final five holes to win the Cognizant Founders Cup. She beat Madelene Sagstrom by 2 strokes while putting an official end to Nelly Korda's record-tying LPGA Tour winning streak.

This time last year, Zhang was getting ready to defend her title at the NCAA Individual Championship. Now she’ll come off her second LPGA title as she defends her first next week at the Mizuho Americas Open.

🏌‍♀What's next for Korda? 

Nelly Korda’s trophy grab began in January in her second start of the year. She then took off the tour’s Asia swing and, when it returned to the US, she won the next four tournaments.

While her streak is officially over, the World No 1 has a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks.

She'll play at the Liberty National next week for the Mizuho Americas Open and additionally the Olympics and the Solheim Cup later this year.

What she looks forward to most is playing at some really iconic courses. That includes Lancaster Country Club for the U.S. Women’s Open, Sahalee Country Club for the KPMG Women’s PGA, Evian Resort for the Amundi Evian and the Old Course at St. Andrews for the AIG Women’s Open.

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What else is making news

Myrtle Beach Classic: Chris Gotterup won the inaugural Myrtle Beach Classic and a ticket to this week's PGA Championship.

PGA Tour Champions: Doug Barron wins Regions Tradition to bag first Champions major title.

PGA Championship: Tiger Woods has arrived at Val Halla Golf Club and played a practice round on Sunday.

Baby Born? Scottie Scheffler's wife Meredith has reportedly given birth to their first child, meaning the World No 1 will be able to tee it up in the US PGA Championship.

LPGA Tour: Amy Olson retires from LPGA Tour to focus on motherhood.

Ladies European Tour: South Korean LPGA golfer Hyo Joo Kim wins LET event Aramco Team Series Korea on home turf.

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These Are The Most Controversial Moments In PGA Championship History

The PGA Championship is only three days away from raising its curtains at the Valhalla Golf Club. As we gear up for an epic showdown, take a look at the most notable controversial incidents in the history of the tournament.

⛳️ Mickelson's Rule Confusion (2023): Phil Mickelson hit into a water hazard at Oak Hills Golf Club's sixth. He took a penalty drop but was interrupted due to a 2023 rule change, requiring him to hit from the first cut rough, sparking widespread interest in the golf world.

⛳️ Johnson Robbed (2010): Dustin Johnson's tee shot at Whistling Straits' 18th landed in a bunker, where he grounded his club, unaware it was part of the course. A rule change in 2010 designated all sand areas as bunkers, leading to a two-stroke penalty for Johnson, robbing him of a Major victory.

⛳️ Mickelson Absent (2022): Phil Mickelson joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf early on, facing backlash after disparaging comments about the PGA Tour surfaced in Alan Shipnuck's book. Criticized heavily, he lost sponsorships, including KPMG, and apologized, opting out of defending his title at the 2022 PGA Championship to reflect on his actions.

⛳️ Woods vs May (2000): Tiger Woods won his third major after a playoff with Bob May. During the playoff's third hole, Woods hit his drive into the rough, where his ball mysteriously changed direction. Despite controversy, he capitalized on the clearer drop to secure victory with a birdie putt, while May missed his chance.

⛳️ Koepka vs DeChambeau (2021): The feud between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau intensified in 2021, with Koepka mocking DeChambeau's lack of major wins and DeChambeau poking fun at Koepka's physique. The tension escalated when Koepka rolled his eyes during a Golf Channel interview as DeChambeau passed by, supposedly irritated by the noise of DeChambeau's spikes.

The two have moved on from their past rivalry, but it remains one of the most iconic moments of the PGA Championship.

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Driver Drills With Rory McIlroy

In today's video, Rory McIlroy shares swing drills that will help you to hit it long and straight off the tee.

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